Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 1 , Pages 17-19 , January 2009

Classification Schema of Posttraumatic Amnesia Duration-Based Injury Severity Relative to 1-Year Outcome: Analysis of Individuals with Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Presented to the International Neuropsychological Society in February, 2008, Honolulu, HI.

  • Risa Nakase-Richardson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • James A. Haley Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tampa, Florida
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Risa Nakase-Richardson, PhD, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Psychology Service (116B), 13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL 33612
    • ,
  • Arash Sepehri, MA

      Affiliations

    • Methodist Rehabilitation Center, Jackson, MS
    • University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
    • ,
  • Mark Sherer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • TIRR Memorial Hermann, Houston, TX
    • Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
    • ,
  • Stuart A. Yablon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Methodist Rehabilitation Center, Jackson, MS
    • University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
    • ,
  • Clea Evans, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Methodist Rehabilitation Center, Jackson, MS
    • University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
    • ,
  • Tanja Mani, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Methodist Rehabilitation Center, Jackson, MS
    • University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

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 Supported by the National Institute on Disability Rehabilitation and Research (grant no. H133A020514).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(08)01542-6

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.06.030

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 1 , Pages 17-19 , January 2009

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